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* In ''[[Sin City]]'', after Hartigan's bullet causes the assassin chasing them -Roark Junior- to crash, he tells Nancy to pull over so he can go back and confirm the kill. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, while they're looking for him, Junior manages to sneak past them and stow away in their car.}} |
* In ''[[Sin City]]'', after Hartigan's bullet causes the assassin chasing them -Roark Junior- to crash, he tells Nancy to pull over so he can go back and confirm the kill. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, while they're looking for him, Junior manages to sneak past them and stow away in their car.}} |
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* In ''[[The Godfather]]'', Sonny is killed by a small squad of mafia hitmen. One of these hitmen showers his corpse with bullets, spraying his body from top to bottom to make sure he died, then kicks him in the head. |
* In ''[[The Godfather]]'', Sonny is killed by a small squad of mafia hitmen. One of these hitmen showers his corpse with bullets, spraying his body from top to bottom to make sure he died, then kicks him in the head. |
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* In the movie adaptation of ''[[BloodRayne]]'', the protagonists decapitate fallen vampires to make sure they're really dead. |
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* In ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'' novel "The Road To Hell", the Technocracy soldiers sent after Seventeen are ordered to make sure he's dead. He's not, but with all the magi-tech modifications they did to Seventeen he probably could have survived a few dozen rounds to the brain anyway. |
* In ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'' novel "The Road To Hell", the Technocracy soldiers sent after Seventeen are ordered to make sure he's dead. He's not, but with all the magi-tech modifications they did to Seventeen he probably could have survived a few dozen rounds to the brain anyway. |
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* This trope is invoked retroactively to make ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' antagonist Teatime's introduction even more creepy and [[Badass|badass.]] |
* This trope is invoked retroactively to make ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' antagonist Teatime's introduction even more creepy and [[Badass|badass.]] |
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{{quote|'''[[Psycho for Hire|Teatime]]:''' I checked his breathing with a mirror, just like you said. |
{{quote|'''[[Psycho for Hire|Teatime]]:''' I checked his breathing with a mirror, just like you said. |
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'''Lord Downey:''' Yes, I understand his head was [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|several feet from his body at that point.]] }} |
'''Lord Downey:''' Yes, I understand his head was [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|several feet from his body at that point.]] }} |
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* The [[World War Two]] novels by [[Sven Hassel]] frequently mention that veterans never pass an enemy corpse without putting a bullet through it. |
* The [[World War Two]] novels by [[Sven Hassel]] frequently mention that veterans never pass an enemy corpse without putting a bullet through it. |
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* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'': After taking down the genetically-altered [[Monster of the Week]], Vala dumps another clip into it "just to be sure." |
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'': After taking down the genetically-altered [[Monster of the Week]], Vala dumps another clip into it "just to be sure." |
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* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': Subverted in "The Defiant One" when Sheppard seems to kill a Wraith, then puts a few more rounds into him for good measure, only for the Wraith to get back on his feet and start shooting back. |
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': Subverted in "The Defiant One" when Sheppard seems to kill a Wraith, then puts a few more rounds into him for good measure, only for the Wraith to get back on his feet and start shooting back. |
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* Jack's Advice to Kim in the second season of ''[[24]]'' |
* Jack's Advice to Kim in the second season of ''[[24]]'' |
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{{quote|Jack: Is he dead? |
{{quote|Jack: Is he dead? |
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Kim: I think so |
Kim: I think so |
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== Videogames == |
== Videogames == |
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* Either bleed people out (ground headshot) in ''[[MAG]]'' or risk an enemy medic getting them back up again. |
* Either bleed people out (ground headshot) in ''[[MAG]]'' or risk an enemy medic getting them back up again. |
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* At the end of ''[[Mass Effect]]'', Shepard orders this on {{spoiler|Saren}} after the latter {{spoiler|either falls in battle with your squad or commits suicide}}. {{spoiler|Subverted when Sovereign reanimates Saren's corpse as a husk, even after one of your party members plugs him in the head one more time.}} |
* At the end of ''[[Mass Effect]]'', Shepard orders this on {{spoiler|Saren}} after the latter {{spoiler|either falls in battle with your squad or commits suicide}}. {{spoiler|Subverted when Sovereign reanimates Saren's corpse as a husk, even after one of your party members plugs him in the head one more time.}} |
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** In the multiplayer of Mass Effect 3, the enemies get in on the action. Losing all your health only knocks you down, where you can be revived by an ally or by using medi-gel before bleeding out. However, any nearby first-tier enemies (Cerberus Troopers, Geth Troopers, and Cannibals), if left alone, will execute downed players, killing them off for the rest of the wave. |
** In the multiplayer of Mass Effect 3, the enemies get in on the action. Losing all your health only knocks you down, where you can be revived by an ally or by using medi-gel before bleeding out. However, any nearby first-tier enemies (Cerberus Troopers, Geth Troopers, and Cannibals), if left alone, will execute downed players, killing them off for the rest of the wave. |
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